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StorageTreasures Communication to Bidders About COVID-19 Virus

Valued Bidder Community, As you’re undoubtedly aware, the growing Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19) has brought unprecedented changes to our personal and professional lives on a national level. Rapid changes in government mandates and recommended safety precautions have forced many businesses to pivot standard practices to maintain daily operations and protect the

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Best Selling Units of 2019 on StorageTreasures

Curiosity is a fundamental component of human nature. It makes us want to have an eye into other people’s lives to see how they live. There is no better evidence of this than the fascination with storage auctions. This curiosity is what made all the storage auction reality shows wildly popular and

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Rare Beatles Album Found After Decade In Storage Unit

The discovery of the stereo version of the Beatles debut album Please Please Me from 1963 in a storage unit is a significant find for music enthusiasts and collectors. Market Harborough auctioneer Mark Gilding stumbled upon the rare vinyl record. He was visiting a community center in Desborough to view

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This Car Was Hidden Away For 30 Years

The Shelby Cobra Daytona Coupe prototype sits in its rightful place, a museum founded by its current owner. The first of only six ever built, it was the first American manufactured car to defeat the Ferrari on its own turf, was engulfed by flames in Daytona, was driven through Los

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One man’s forgotten stuff is another man’s treasure.

One man’s forgotten stuff is another man’s treasure. Especially when the man’s forgotten loot is Mark Wahlberg. A friend of “Storage Wars” star Rene Nezhoda apparently came across the treasure trove by chance. Nezhoda’s friend spent $3,000 on three storage locker units at a facility in San Fernando Valley a

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10 Tips For Restoring Old Furniture

10 Tips For Restoring Old Furniture From Self Storage Auctions Professional furniture restorers and hobbyists alike all have one thing in common: the desire to pluck a piece of furniture from a garage sale or self storage auctions and restore it to its former glory. What’s not to like? You’re saving

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10 Surprising Items Real People Found in Storage Units

Storage units offer the convenience of storing personal belongings that people don’t have an immediate use for thereby freeing up valuable space in the apartment. Whoever seeks to use the service are charged a monthly fee by the storage facility to secure, however failure to keep up payment or abandoning

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Historical Items Museums Want

If you’re a history buff, you might enjoy estate sales, antique markets, and storage treasure hunting. There’s no telling what treasures you may find from a bygone age. Mementos from decades-old political campaigns, letters, diaries, newspapers, magazines, and more. All of these tell a story and give us a sense

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Hundreds of $0 Bid Auctions Are Ending This Week!

StorageTreasures.com is the internet’s leading storage auction information portal with the world’s largest storage auction audience. With so many storage auctions starting and ending daily it is easy for some to slip through the cracks with little-to-no bids. This is the chance to find a storage unit that others might

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4 Things to Bring to Storage Auctions

What to Bring to Storage Auctions Whether you have won an online storage auction on StorageTreasures.com and need to pick up your items, or you attend storage auctions in person, these items will make your life a whole lot easier.  A Fully Charged Mobile Phone Your mobile phone has a

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Halloween Spooky Storage Unit Finds

This Halloween, beware the spooky storage unit… or bid on it, if you dare. (Cue evil laughter and haunted house screams.) Here’s a story prompt– imagine you win an auction. You’re sorting through the contents of a locker, and you come across a white paper bag. What could be inside?

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Myths and Facts About Collectibles

Ever been on the Internet? Of course you have. Chances are at some point or another, you’ve encountered a viral rumor about some object from your childhood being worth your weight in gold. You may have frantically fact-checked, or lost your head a little and called your mom to look

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The Business of Storage Auctions

How do storage facility owners decide when to auction off delinquent units? At what point does an owner decide it’s time to tell the tenant to collect their stuff and leave? “I don’t like auctions,” admits Mark Helm, author of Creating Wealth through Self-Storage. From a business perspective, this makes

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Sew What’s in a Sewing Machine?

If you’re in the business long enough, you’ll eventually find yourself in possession of one or more sewing machines. Our host, Curt Strutz, found eight in one unit, and in this episode, he goes over the pros and cons of digging up sewing machines with sewing machine expert, Ray Rice

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From Storage to Store: Turning a Hobby Into a Business

Storage auction bidders generally try to move the items they win. A lot of people with this hobby value eco-consciousness and helping those in need, but profit motivates seasoned unit-flippers. Many sellers turn to eCommerce to monetize storage unit finds. The old standby, eBay, is a popular choice. Yet eCommerce,

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